I’m fairly certain that 85% of the people I know have come to accept that I have an unhealthy obsession with Girls, this small HBO show written, directed, and starring a talentless girl named Lena Dunham. Clearly, sarcasm. I’m pretty obsessed with Dunham’s work, her outlook, and what she has achieved by the age of 26. Also, she’s dating Jack Antonoff of Fun., which I think is pretty cute. (Did you see how excited she was when they won the Best New Artist award at the Grammy’s? I thought Frank Ocean should’ve taken it, but still, cute.) Anyway. Last season, I was absolutely captivated. The show was such an accurate [...]
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Feminism, Part 1: Girly Girls
17/02/13 – 11:13 AM
Early last month, Slate posted an article entitled, “In Defense of Zooey Deschanel” after the actress was criticized for wanting to be a girly girl with feminist beliefs. In an interview with Glamour Magazine last month, she remarked, “I want to be a fucking feminist and wear a fucking Peter Pan collar.” Same here, Zooey, same here. The idea of being a girly girl has often been reduced to a sign of weakness. As someone who has an affinity for wearing skirts and dresses, this definitely resonates with me. This, essentially: “Here’s the thing about being a girlie girl. I think there was a generation before us that felt like [...]
Manic Pixie Dream Girls (and an Ode to John Green)
08/02/13 – 10:42 AM
The “manic pixie dream girl” trope is something I have always been fascinated by. By definition, this a character in books, films, television and contemporary storytelling as a whole that “exists solely in the fevered imaginations of sensitive writer-directors to teach broodingly soulful young men to embrace life and its infinite mysteries and adventures.” Essentially, it is a female character who enters the life of a male character in order to change him and make him better whilst not really growing herself or being a fully realized character. Instead, she is often this nymph-like creature who’s high on life and full of strange, wonderful quirks. Case in point: although entertaining, [...]
